Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to determine if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets received from the ticket drawers of the ticket drawer columns, and to make one or more adjustments and/or alert an operator if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets. In various embodiments, each of the tickets bursters includes a suitable burster mark former configured to create a burster mark in or on each lottery ticket received by the burster and a suitable burster mark sensor configured to sense at least one burster mark of each lottery ticket received by such burster. In various embodiments, the lottery ticket vending machine includes one or more controllers configured to receive signals from the burster mark sensor and make such determinations regarding any adjustments and/or alerts, and to cause any such adjustments and/or alerts.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to consistently repeated precisely align its ticket bursters with its ticket collection receptacle of its front door to ensure proper delivery of the lottery tickets from the ticket bursters to the ticket collection receptacle.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to determine if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets received from the ticket drawers of the ticket drawer columns, and to make one or more adjustments and/or alert an operator if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets. In various embodiments, each of the tickets bursters includes a suitable barcode reader configured to sense at least one barcode of each lottery ticket received in such ticket burster. In various embodiments, the lottery ticket vending machine includes one or more controllers configured to receive barcode positional data from the barcode reader and make such determinations regarding any adjustments and/or alerts, and to cause any such adjustments and/or alerts.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to determine if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets received from the ticket drawers of the ticket drawer columns, and to make one or more adjustments and/or alert an operator if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets. In various embodiments, each of the tickets bursters includes a suitable reflective sensor configured to sense components of a static section of each lottery ticket received in such ticket burster. In various embodiments, the lottery ticket vending machine includes one or more controllers configured to receive static section signals from the reflective sensor and make such determinations regarding any adjustments and/or alerts, and to cause any such adjustments and/or alerts.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to determine if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets received from the ticket drawers of the ticket drawer columns, and to make one or more adjustments and/or alert an operator if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets. In various embodiments, each of the tickets bursters includes a suitable reflective sensor configured to sense at least one form mark of each lottery ticket received in such ticket burster. In various embodiments, the lottery ticket vending machine includes one or more controllers configured to receive form mark signals from the reflective sensors and make such determinations regarding any adjustments and/or alerts, and to cause any such adjustments and/or alerts.

Abstract: A gaming device includes a display device, a processor circuit, a battery charging circuit that is conductively coupled to a cabinet input power source and that provides a charging current to a battery, and a power state output signal that is transmitted to the processor circuit and that includes a value that depends on the first switching power input. The device further includes a controller that receives, from the processor circuit, an interrupt signal that indicates that first switching power has failed and transmits a switch signal to the power switching circuit that is caused to switch from providing power from the cabinet input power source to providing power from the battery, a first memory that includes operating memory instructions, and a second memory that is configured to receive the operating memory instructions from the first memory responsive to the interrupt signal indicating that first switching power has failed.

Abstract: A gaming device includes a display device, a processor circuit, a battery charging circuit that is conductively coupled to a cabinet input power source and that provides a charging current to a battery, and a power state output signal that is transmitted to the processor circuit and that includes a value that depends on the first switching power input. The device further includes a controller that receives, from the processor circuit, an interrupt signal that indicates that first switching power has failed and transmits a switch signal to the power switching circuit that is caused to switch from providing power from the cabinet input power source to providing power from the battery, a first memory that includes operating memory instructions, and a second memory that is configured to receive the operating memory instructions from the first memory responsive to the interrupt signal indicating that first switching power has failed.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to determine if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets received from the ticket drawers of the ticket drawer columns, and to make one or more adjustments and/or alert an operator if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets. In various embodiments, each of the tickets bursters includes a suitable barcode reader configured to sense at least one barcode of each lottery ticket received in such ticket burster. In various embodiments, the lottery ticket vending machine includes one or more controllers configured to receive barcode positional data from the barcode reader and make such determinations regarding any adjustments and/or alerts, and to cause any such adjustments and/or alerts.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to determine if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets received from the ticket drawers of the ticket drawer columns, and to make one or more adjustments and/or alert an operator if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets. In various embodiments, each of the tickets bursters includes a suitable burster mark former configured to create a burster mark in or on each lottery ticket received by the burster and a suitable burster mark sensor configured to sense at least one burster mark of each lottery ticket received by such burster. In various embodiments, the lottery ticket vending machine includes one or more controllers configured to receive signals from the burster mark sensor and make such determinations regarding any adjustments and/or alerts, and to cause any such adjustments and/or alerts.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to determine if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets received from the ticket drawers of the ticket drawer columns, and to make one or more adjustments and/or alert an operator if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets. In various embodiments, each of the tickets bursters includes a suitable magnetic material sensor configured to sense at least one magnetically sensible material of each lottery ticket received in such ticket burster. In various embodiments, the lottery ticket vending machine includes one or more controllers configured to receive signals from the magnetic material sensor and make such determinations regarding any adjustments and/or alerts, and to cause any such adjustments and/or alerts.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to determine if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets received from the ticket drawers of the ticket drawer columns, and to make one or more adjustments and/or alert an operator if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets. In various embodiments, each of the tickets bursters includes a suitable reflective sensor configured to sense components of a static section of each lottery ticket received in such ticket burster. In various embodiments, the lottery ticket vending machine includes one or more controllers configured to receive static section signals from the reflective sensor and make such determinations regarding any adjustments and/or alerts, and to cause any such adjustments and/or alerts.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to determine if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets received from the ticket drawers of the ticket drawer columns, and to make one or more adjustments and/or alert an operator if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets. In various embodiments, each of the tickets bursters includes a suitable reflective sensor configured to sense at least one form mark of each lottery ticket received in such ticket burster. In various embodiments, the lottery ticket vending machine includes one or more controllers configured to receive form mark signals from the reflective sensors and make such determinations regarding any adjustments and/or alerts, and to cause any such adjustments and/or alerts.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to consistently repeated precisely align its ticket bursters with its ticket collection receptacle of its front door to ensure proper delivery of the lottery tickets from the ticket bursters to the ticket collection receptacle.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for simulating the appearance of a plurality of slot machine reels are provided including a plurality of mechanical cylinders which rotate around a plurality of video displays. The video displays show graphics or video of spinning slot machine reel images and the mechanical cylinders rotate around the video display in coordinated speed with the graphics or video to give the appearance of mechanical slot machine reels.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for simulating the appearance of a plurality of slot machine reels are provided including a plurality of mechanical cylinders which rotate around a plurality of video displays. The video displays show graphics or video of spinning slot machine reel images and the mechanical cylinders rotate around the video display in coordinated speed with the graphics or video to give the appearance of mechanical slot machine reels.